pulls to the right

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jan 10, 2004 | 12:02 PM

jashforth

Thread Starter

Freshman User

Joined: Aug 2002

Posts: 38

Likes: 0

From: newtonfalls ohio

pulls to the right

hello i have a 1982 f-150 and a1993 f-150 thy both pull to the rite when i brake the 1982 started slowly and the 1993 started after i put new pads on it i dont now where to start

Jan 10, 2004 | 12:54 PM

Beast12

Post Fiend

Joined: Mar 2003

Posts: 14,413

Likes: 3

From: Sarnia, Ontario, CANADA!

Your calipers could be seized....causing them to brake to one side. When you changed the pads, did the one side look different than the other side.....the pads i mean. Or maybe you didn't bleed the lines correctly. And maybe only one side is braking. Just some ideas.

-Matt

Jan 10, 2004 | 03:45 PM

Franklin2

Moderator

Joined: Jan 2001

Posts: 56,950

Likes: 2,718

From: Virginia

Quote:

Originally posted by Beast12
Your calipers could be seized....causing them to brake to one side.

-Matt

I have seen this happen often. The pistons in the calipers are extended way out because of the thinner worn pads. Rust can form behind the piston, and when you use a c-clamp to push the piston back so the new pads will fit, the piston slides into the rust and gets stuck. The solution is to get rebuilt calipers. They are cheap. Also make sure you clean and use HIGH temp grease on the slides where the caliper mounts. The caliper only has a piston on one side, so the caliper housing has to slide for the other pad to work.

The only other thing that seems to happen (rarely) is the brake hose will disentegrate on the inside, causing the fluid not to pass very well from the master cylinder to the caliper.

Reply Subscribe

Reply Share

First
Prev
1 / 1
Next
Last

Forum Jump